Int J Cardiol
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China. Electronic address:
Published: November 2018
Objectives: To investigate risk factors contributing to early death in patients diagnosed with primary malignant cardiac tumors (PMCTs) and derive better understanding of these poorly characterized individuals.
Method: Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER) registries on 564 patients diagnosed with PMCTs between 1973 and 2014 were analyzed. Early death was defined as survival of ≤3 months from the time of diagnosis. Two-tailed χ or fisher's exact test were used for association between categorical variables and occurrence of early death. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess independent risk factors of early death. Time trends in early death rates of PMCTs were described using scatter plot.
Results: Of the 564 patients with PMCTs, early death was identified in 214 individuals (37.9%). Patients with unspecified soft tissue sarcomas and blood vessel tumors had the highest risk of early death. Age > 80 years and non-consent for surgery were strong predictors of early death in all PMCT subtypes. In sarcomas, disadvantaged income was associated with an increase in early mortality, while black race was associated with a reduction in early mortality. In mesotheliomas and others, male sex was a risk factor for early mortality, while Hispanic ethnicity was associated with a reduction in early mortality. Percentages of early death slightly decreased over the past 40 years.
Conclusions: Predictors of early death are primarily related to age older than 80 years, no surgery and specific histopathology types but also include disadvantaged socioeconomic status and male sex. Initiatives to identify those at risk and develop preventive interventions should be prioritized.
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